Couldn’t agree more. York a prime candidate for what I would call ‘targeted expansion’ a place that offers more than your typical ‘heartland’ team, but also isn’t a million miles away and has a semblance of grass roots on which to draw.

I wanted to go to a York/Leeds WSL game last year and couldn't in the end, I do enjoy the women's game to be honest they hit hard but there is less over-the-top aggression. Must get to a match next year.

Have to say that rugby stadia are really mixed on transport, if I go to Headingley it's a drive really and about 40 mins each way, it's a pig to park. Hull was a dream, massive on-site car park. York has a decent car park but seems confusing on match days...

I worked on the york ground. it has 80 parking spaces as the local council are massively anti car.
just park near the shops, you get 4 hours so time it right

Its great if you have an electric car, loads of chargers, I went to the Women's World Cup Semi there last year, car park was full but I had the pick of about 20 spaces

Well, you've got to mix with the Hot Polloi sometimes, you know just to keep it real

Field and Whitehead incoming from York
Hoyle incoming from St Helens to join her best friend Hardcastle

1. Ruby Enright
2. Olivia Whitehead
3. Caitlin Beevers
4. Sophie Robinson
5. Sophie Nuttall
6. Caitlin Casey
7. Hanna Butcher
8. Shona Hoyle
9. Keara Bennett
10. Grace Field
11. Amy Hardcastle
12. Bethan Dainton
13. Zoe Hornby

14. Jasmine Cudjoe
15. Izzy Northrop
16. Bethany Lockwood
17. Ellie Frain

18. Shannon Lacey
19. Danielle Anderson
20. Tara Moxon
21. Kaiya Glynn
22. Lucy Murray
23. Mayzi Carter
24. Jenna Greening
25. Evie Cousins
26. Bella Sykes
27. Orla McCallion
28. Elychia Watson

Couple more needed for next season but do like the look of the squad as a whole. Would like a new 7 and then move Butcher back to centre for Robinson

Good team, I’d have Hardcastle back in the centres and Lucy Murray in the backrow.
Probably Moxon on the wing in place of Nuttall.
Also I think Bella Sykes is quality coming through and would be in the 17.

Shona hoyle just signed according to farcebook

Strong team next season, possibly just need a quality half to partner Caitlin Casey but if not it will be very competitive.

Surely there is someone better than Robinson for the centres?

Beevers & Hardcastle in the centres

1. Ruby Enright
2. Olivia Whitehead
3. Caitlin Beevers
4. Amy Hardcastle
5. Sophie Nuttall
6. Caitlin Casey
7. Hanna Butcher
8. Shona Hoyle
9. Keara Bennett
10. Zoe Hornby
11. Ellie Frain
12. Lucy Murray
13. Bethan Dainton

14. Bella Sykes
15. Izzy Northrop
16. Bethany Lockwood
17. Grace Field

Quite possibly the starting line up to be honest

Beevers injured. Butcher to centre
Beth Daintin injured
Elycha Watson will be back
Lacey should be back
Eve Cousins Full Back
Ruby on wing